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Man indicted in wife’s murder

Other indictment­s include a man accused of molestatio­n.

- By Spencer Lahr Staff Writer SLahr@RN-T.com

A 57-year-old man accused of shooting and killing his wife in late December 2017 during a fight at their home at Bert Road was indicted by the Floyd County grand jury Friday.

According to Floyd County police:

Clarence McCluskey, of 347 Bert Road, was arrested and charged with felony murder shortly after Floyd County police responded to a shot-fired call at his home just before 10 p.m. on Dec. 22. Police found 54-year-old Lisa McCluskey lying on the floor near the kitchen with a gunshot wound to her head. She was pronounced dead at Floyd Medical Center by Deputy Coroner Brenton Whatley.

Investigat­or Charles Miller said the situation was apparently a domestic issue and it was obvious that Clarence McCluskey had been drinking.

“He was pretty drunk,” Miller said.

A .25-caliber handgun is the weapon police believe was used in the murder. A spent shell cartridge, which apparently did not eject from the handgun, was still inside the weapon.

Days after the shooting, Clarence McCluskey was additional­ly charged with felony aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and terroristi­c threats and acts.

He was in jail without bond Friday night.

Also among the 39 indictment­s was the case of a 24-year-old man who is charged with felony child molestatio­n.

According to Floyd County Jail reports:

Alan Scott Clark, of 925 Booger Hollow Road, was arrested Jan. 31 on a warrant charging him with child molestatio­n charge stemming from alleged acts against a 3-yearold child between May and November of 2017.

Clark is also accused of sending obscene photograph­s of himself to a 15-year-old through Facebook Messenger in January.

He is charged with two counts of child molestatio­n, two counts of enticing a child for indecent purposes and one count of furnishing obscene material to a minor.

Clark remained in jail Friday on a $70,000 bond.

The charge in the indictment does not necessaril­y show all the charges filed against a person accused of a crime. Others on the indictment list are:

Tristan B. Akins, contraband inside guard line

Joshua F. Holder and Ja’Tavious Posey, obstructio­n of an officer

Laron L. Gibson, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon

Kelvin G. Jackson, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon

Fredrick O. Jett, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon

Marcus L. Brown, terroristi­c threats

Jabree A. O’Neal, terroristi­c threats

Marcia B. Parish, aggravated assault under the Family Violence Act

Scotty D. Phillips, violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act

Monay S. Turner, obstructio­n of an officer

Troy F. Varnado, aggravated assault

Mackenzie C. Bowers and Stephen B. Chambers, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon

Curtis E. Watkins, aggravated assault

Desmion D. Diamond, threatenin­g a witness

Shaquinne T. Gallimor, aggravated assault under the Family Violence Act

Jason K. Johnson, criminal damage to property

Jesse W. Brooks, false imprisonme­nt and aggravated assault

Robin Easterling, terroristi­c threats

Sandra L. Ross, criminal damage to property

Trevon L. Cornell, theft by receiving

Colby E. Watkins, cruelty to children

Christophe­r W. Loyd, exploitati­on of an elderly person (two indictment­s) Patrick R. Smith, burglary James D. Barker, theft by taking

Randal C. Herring, exploitati­on of an elder person

Quran S. McCain, aggravated assault

James F. Madrie Jr., burglary Aaron A. Levi, burglary Joseph F. Smith, aggravated assault under the Family Violence Act

James L. Wright, aggravated assault

Torrey L. Hutchins, aggravated assault

Brian S. Mazzo, theft by taking

Deonte L. Morgan, fleeing/attempting to elude Tiffany J. Olive, burglary Lesia D. Tucker, exploitati­on of an elderly person.

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Clarence McCluskey
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Alan Scott Clark

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